mwc951

Could care less about finding a rust free BRAT from out west. I'm not really a Sube enthusiast. Although I certainly appreciate it for what it is. I have too many vehicles and hobbies as it is. If I can sell it to a "collector" then so be it. Then again...I have the whole heirloom thing to contend with!

Installed cap, rotor, fuel filter, vapor separator, plugs, wires & air filter. Seems to be running much better. I pressure washed the engine bay for a half hour with hot water and still tons of cosmoline under there. I got an offer of $5000 from a stranger on the street today!

The one's I just purchased were 14" center to center. $20 a piece and have no problem raising the relitavely light hatch.

Thanks so much for the advice, guys. I have too many vehicles as it is. There is rust on the top of both rear wheel wells, as well as the center of both door sills. I've researched and read about the wheel well problem and will address it. This vehicle is not perfect...but is in amazing condition for 26 years old.

It has *some* rust. However it was Zebarted back in '85. Have a bunch of paperwork from that too. I was looking forward to installing a Weber carb, as I read the posts...guess I gotta keep it stock. The exhaust was replaced in '03 and is not OEM. Have the rear seats, head rests & belts too! I'd GLADLY sell it for $8K, as I'm thinking about building a house. More pics... http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5907/picture244i.jpg' alt='picture244i.jpg'>

My dear old Uncle (& GodFather) willed this to me. He's 83 and retired to Florida many years ago. He bought this 1985 BRAT new in Pittsburgh, then promptly retired and moved to FL. It's been sitting in his airplane hangar for the past 4 years, driven once or twice a month. I flew to FL this past weekend and drove it back up north, 1154 miles-19 hours. Had to replace the tires along the way, within an hour of interstate driving, 3 of the 4 tires had belts break. Other than that...it was a fine trip! It has 70,000 original miles...every shred of paperwork- including the window sticker and OEM Subaru shop manual. Called the dealer today and ordered up OEM tune up parts... air filter, fuel filter, vapor separator, cap, rotor, plug wires, plugs & an oil filter. Sorry for the long post...excited to be here...looking forward to using this great resource to keep my BRAT running.

My dear old Uncle (& GodFather) willed this to me. He's 83 and retired to Florida many years ago. He bought this 1985 BRAT new in Pittsburgh, then promptly retired and moved to FL. It's been sitting in his airplane hangar for the past 4 years, driven once or twice a month. I flew to FL this past weekend and drove it back up north, 1154 miles-19 hours. Had to replace the tires along the way, within an hour of interstate driving, 3 of the 4 tires had belts break. Other than that...it was a fine trip! It has 70,000 original miles...every shred of paperwork- including the window sticker and OEM Subaru shop manual. Called the dealer today and ordered up OEM tune up parts... air filter, fuel filter, vapor separator, cap, rotor, plug wires, plugs & an oil filter. Sorry for the long post...excited to be here...looking forward to using this great resource to keep my BRAT running.